Biopsy needle liver percutaneous at CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Emergency Center - Alon

11503 NW Military Hwy, San Antonio, TX · Christushealth · · NPI 1194787218

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 12, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$2,627.13

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$7,961.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$271.37 with United Healthcare vs $6,160.75 with National Choicecare — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
United Healthcare Chip KM $271.37 ↓ -90%
United Healthcare Star KM $271.37 ↓ -90%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $271.37 ↓ -90%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $486.45 ↓ -81%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $486.45 ↓ -81%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $486.45 ↓ -81%
Community First Star Kids KM $486.45 ↓ -81%
Molina Chip KM $486.45 ↓ -81%
Superior Chip KM $486.45 ↓ -81%
El Paso First KM $486.45 ↓ -81%
Aetna Star KM $486.45 ↓ -81%
Superior Foster Care KM $486.45 ↓ -81%
Superior Star Plus KM $486.45 ↓ -81%
Molina Star Plus KM $486.45 ↓ -81%
First Care KM $486.45 ↓ -81%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $486.45 ↓ -81%
Aetna Chip KM $486.45 ↓ -81%
Superior Star Kids KM $486.45 ↓ -81%
Superior Star KM $486.45 ↓ -81%
Community First Star KM $510.77 ↓ -81%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $510.77 ↓ -81%
Community First Chip KM $510.77 ↓ -81%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $510.77 ↓ -81%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $778.20 ↓ -70%
Community First Med Adv MM $778.20 ↓ -70%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $778.20 ↓ -70%
Amerigroup Star KM $778.20 ↓ -70%
Amerigroup Chip KM $778.20 ↓ -70%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $1,249.07 ↓ -52%
Humana Choicecare $1,252.00 ↓ -52%
Humana Gold Choice MM $1,521.37 ↓ -42%
Humana Gold Plus MM $1,521.37 ↓ -42%
United Healthcare MM $1,521.37 ↓ -42%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $1,521.37 ↓ -42%
Aetna MM $1,521.37 ↓ -42%
Superior Star Plus MM $1,521.37 ↓ -42%
Wellcare MM $1,521.37 ↓ -42%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $1,521.37 ↓ -42%
Allwell Superior Health MM $1,521.37 ↓ -42%
Triwest VA MM $1,521.37 ↓ -42%
Texas Healthspring MM $1,521.37 ↓ -42%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $1,521.37 ↓ -42%
Coventry First Health MM $1,521.37 ↓ -42%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $1,567.01 ↓ -40%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $1,567.01 ↓ -40%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $1,597.44 ↓ -39%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $1,605.94 ↓ -39%
Aetna New Business $1,612.00 ↓ -39%
US Imaging Network PPO $1,627.87 ↓ -38%
Amerigroup MM $1,643.08 ↓ -37%
Devoted Health Plan MM $1,643.08 ↓ -37%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $1,647.12 ↓ -37%
ProCare Advantage MM $1,673.51 ↓ -36%
Imperial Health Plan MM $1,673.51 ↓ -36%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $1,673.51 ↓ -36%
Aetna PPO $1,791.00 ↓ -32%
Aetna POS $1,791.00 ↓ -32%
Aetna HMO $1,791.00 ↓ -32%
Aetna EPO $1,791.00 ↓ -32%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $1,825.56 ↓ -31%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $1,825.64 ↓ -31%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $1,880.46 ↓ -28%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $1,977.78 ↓ -25%
Christus Health HIX $2,129.92 ↓ -19%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $3,042.74 ↑ +16%
Community First Health Plan HMO $3,112.80 ↑ +18%
United Healthcare All Payer $3,326.00 ↑ +27%
Cigna New Business $3,395.00 ↑ +29%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $3,566.75 ↑ +36%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $4,020.00 ↑ +53%
Healthcare Highways PPO $4,115.00 ↑ +57%
Multiplan PPO $4,215.25 ↑ +60%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $4,215.25 ↑ +60%
First Health PPO $4,215.25 ↑ +60%
Phcs PPO $4,215.25 ↑ +60%
Cigna PPO $4,308.00 ↑ +64%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $4,863.75 ↑ +85%
Provider Select PPO $5,188.00 ↑ +97%
HealthSmart PPO $5,188.00 ↑ +97%
Beech Street PPO $5,188.00 ↑ +97%
Health Management Network PPO $5,188.00 ↑ +97%
National Choicecare PPO $6,160.75 ↑ +135%

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Biopsy needle liver percutaneous at other Texas hospitals

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,219.28 $486.45 – $4,016.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,359.51 $71.00 – $4,016.35
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,219.28 $486.45 – $4,016.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,359.51 $85.00 – $4,016.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,359.51 $486.45 – $4,016.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,867.11 $71.00 – $4,300.67
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $2,219.28 $486.45 – $4,016.35

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